Sweet Relief - If You're Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison

Various Artists for Sweet Relief - If You're Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison Release date: Friday, November 29th 2019 VARIOUS ARTISTS FOR SWEET RELIEF - IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE CITY: A TRIBUTE TO MOSE ALLISON (Fat Possum Records) - Distributie: Bertus Born in 1927 in the Mississippi Delta, Mose John Allison grew up listening to jazz and blues greats such as Louis Armstrong, Memphis Minnie, Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan and the Nat Cole Trio

. He learned to play piano and trumpet as a boy. After a stint in the army and then several years playing in clubs around the South, he moved to New York City to make his career as a pianist, songwriter, and performer fronting his own trio. Allison performed with jazz greats such as Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, and Gerry Mulligan, and developed a distinctive style of playing that fused blues and jazz with succinct and timeless lyrics. Mose Allison became a favorite among his peers and his songs have been covered by other great artists such as Van Morrison, The Who, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, The Clash and many others. Allison passed away in 2016 at the age of 89.

Mose Allison's singular style - a unique blend of jazz and blues, his incisive humor, and knack for distilling deep themes into simple potent lyrics made him a major influence on a generation of musicians. It didn’t take much convincing for the producers to bring a host of top artists onboard, including Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, Fiona Apple, Taj Mahal, Chrissie Hynde, Richard Thompson, Ben Harper, Frank Black, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Loudon Wainwright III and more. Each artist chose a favorite Mose Allison song to interpret.

 

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Tracklist

1. Taj Mahal - Your Mind is on Vacation02:43 2. Robbie Fulks - My Brain04:14 3. Jackson Browne - If You Live03:38 4. Fiona Apple & The Tippo All Stars - Your Molecular Structure01:41 5. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - Nightclub05:17 6. Chrissie Hynde - Stop This World03:20 7. Iggy Pop - If Youre Going to the City03:50 8. Bonnie Raitt - Everybodys Crying Mercy04:22 9. Loudon Wainwright III - Ever Since the World Ended02:57 10. Richard Thompson - Parchman Farm04:11 11. Peter Case - I Dont Worry About a Thing03:23 12. Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Wild Man on the Loose02:17 13. Anything Mose - The Way of the World03:46 14. Frank Black - Numbers on Paper02:22 15. Amy Allison & Elvis Costello - Monsters of the Id03:26